Starksia fulva

Starksia fulva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species: S. fulva
Binomial name
Starksia fulva
Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971

Starksia fulva, known commonly as the yellow blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from Costa Rica to Ecuador. It is found in shallow weedy or sandy habitats at depths of from 1 to 3 m (3.3 to 9.8 ft). This species can reach a length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in) TL.[2]

References

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  1. Hastings, P. 2010. Starksia fulva. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 December 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia fulva" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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